New Junkyard Inventory: Dent Side Ford Pickup Trucks from the 1970’s! Including an XLT 4X4!

Chad Ehrlich is back at it with more new rides coming into the wrecking yard this week. Just when you think there can’t possibly be anymore old Ford trucks sitting around, he shows up with some...

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What Makes the East Coast Gear Supply KP 540 Axle Housing So Good? Ian Johnson Walks Us Through Them.

Heavy duty axles for off-road rigs have come a long way over the years and putting “tons” under a Jeep, or anything else for that matter, is the norm anymore. And you can buy all kinds of...

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Dyno Testing Dual Plane Intake Manifolds: Made in the USA vs Cheap Import Knockoffs – How Do They Compare?

We’re all about made in the USA parts when they make sense, but I’m very well known for saying that crap is crap, regardless of where it comes from. The point being that you should buy...

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Is This Thing An ABOMINATION or GREATNESS? This Is A Small Block Chevy Powered Ford F100! Installing a HUGE Cam and Engine Refresh With Derek.

I know that some of you are screaming already, but the reality is that it’s not like you can’t replace the Chevy with a Ford in this F100 if you buy it and want to “save” it...

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Freiburger and Finnegan Limo Truck Dyno Shootout! How Much Power Did It Make?

If you missed the awesome on the road engine build and swap in Finnegan’s Limo Squarebody truck, then you missed a lot and are going to want to use the link below. They literally built a brand...

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Vintage RV For Sale: This 1972 Chevrolet C30 Open Road Custom Camper Motorhome Is Retro Greatness!

Anyone who’s been hanging out around BANGshift for very long knows I have an affinity for old rv trailers and motorhomes. When I was a kid we had a Roll-a-Long motorhome that was a square body...

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Watching This Massive Excavator Crush A Pickup Like A Piece Of Cheese Is Amazing

There is something about overwhelming mechanical force that is just entertaining. Take this video for example. In it, we see a monstrous excavator bucket squash a medium sized pickup truck like it is...

Watch This Pulling Tractor That Uses A WWII Packard PT Boat Engine Drag The Sled All The Way Home

There are few things better than pulling tractors that use monster vintage engines to put the power to the ground and haul the sled. In this case we are talking about a tractor using a WWII Packard...

2024 KING OF THE HAMMERS… CASEY CURRIE IS HEARTBROKEN?! PERSONAL VLOG

King of the Hammers Race of Kings action continues, with Casey Currie’s adventures from Johnson Valley. We’ve talked a lot about King of the Hammers and have shared lots of racing action over...

Facebook 5.3 LS Build: Part 7 Final Short Block Assembly Goes As Planned! It’s All Coming Together.

Here’s Part 7 of the Facebook 5.3 LS build that Powell is doing. If you missed the first six videos in this build, use the link below to check them out too. In this one he’s doing the final...

Our First Gallery Of Photos From Lone Star Throwdown 2024 Is Here! Slammed, Lifted, And Every Custom Truck In Between!

(Words and Photos by Chad Reynolds) I hit the Lone Star Throwdown in Conroe Texas this weekend and as usual was blown away by the turnout. Lone Star Throwdown, or LST as it’s often referred to, is...

Extended Cab Land Cruiser Pickup Build Part 1: Simple But Trick Chassis Mods For This Ambitious And Rad Off-Road Project.

This new project from the guys at Designed and Built is one that I really dig. I’m a fan of FJ Land Cruisers and if you are too then you are going to like this one. It’s not a typical FJ...

TIG Welding 301: TIG Welding Thick Aluminum Parts To Thin Aluminum. Here’s An Important Lesson, Plus Tips And Tricks.

When it comes to materials for building race car and hot rod parts, we tend to go to the extremes. Some parts and pieces are as thin as possible to save weight, and other parts are super thick so...

Simple DIY Tooling for HAMMER FORMING BEADS: Use Them With A Power Hammer, A Press, Or By Hand!

If you haven’t seen any of our other videos of hammer forming parts, then you are going to want to use the link below to check them out as well. But in this latest video from our friends at...

Murder Nova Burnout Truck – Build Series Part 2: It’s Going Back Together After Paint, And Then It’s Time For The Power!

It sure wasn’t pretty, but they got that part in the works and now it’s time to get some suspension under it! It’s time to build a burnout truck and that’s just what they are going to...

Kingpin – The 1956 F600 Crew Cab Project: Cab Fab, Chassis Work, Bed, Tubs, Fenders And More. Metal Fab Greatness!

When I walked up to Kingpin at the PRI Show in Indy last December I thought it looked cool, but I had no idea how cool. This truck is truly something special. I spent 20 minutes walking around it...

Look At What The Barn Find Hunter Has Discovered! JACKPOT: 90,000 sqft of Barn Find Heaven – Muscle Cars, Trucks, & More!

Barn finds are awesome, and this one here is truly something special. I’m not saying that you are going to want every single car and truck that is in these barns, but if you don’t find...

A Battery Powered Welder? Does It Really Work? Ian Johnson Does A Full Test of the ESAB Volt Battery Powered Welder

Welders have gotten more and more efficient in the past decade or so, and today you can weld bigger materials for much longer on less voltage. This is because of inverter technology and other trick...

Can You Really Make Your Own Parts? Have You Wondered About Send Cut Send After Seeing All The Ads? Check Out This Candid Review

If you are into car stuff at all, which should be everyone reading this, then you undoubtedly have seen SendCutSend ads on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, etc. There are lots of ads talking about their...

Video: Holley Sniper 2 EFI Bluetooth Modules Are Now Available! Full Control, Monitoring, And Diagnostics.

Holley’s New Sniper 2 EFI has a bunch of great new features compared to the original Sniper EFI, and not only does that include improvements in reliability and tunability, but also big changes...